Hearthside Chat with Peter Whalen: Spellstones

Daxxarri

11/30/2017

Join Hearthstone Designer Peter Whalen as he delves into the development of the new Spellstone cards coming in Hearthstone’s newest expansion: Kobolds & Catacombs.

Spellstones

There are stories of mysterious stones imbued with strange magics that can be found within the catacombs. Rumor has it that the Spellstones were forged for a dark purpose, but for now, they lie in the dust, inert, waiting for someone to awaken their power.

One type of Spellstone was created for each of the nine classes. Heroes that add Spellstones to their deck can awaken their power by taking specific actions while their Spellstone is in hand, though each one has a unique key: